safety

noun (safety — uncountable)

«safety» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury. tree →
Safety is the care and rules that stop accidents: road safety, fire safety. tree →
Safety is a safe place: «They swam to safety». tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and school lessons, safety covers roads (stop, look, listen), fire (alarms, escape plans), water (swim between the flags, never alone), the kitchen, the internet and people. Safety gear: helmets, life jackets, seatbelts, goggles. Phrases: «safety first», «for your safety», «health and safety», «safety pin», «safety belt», «in safety», «to safety».

Examples

Safety first: put on your helmet. tree →
We learned about road safety today. tree →
Wear goggles for safety in the science lab. tree →
The firefighter carried the cat to safety. tree →
For your safety, hold the handrail. tree →
Fire safety means knowing two ways out. tree →
A safety pin has a cover on its point. tree →
The lifeguards keep us in safety on the beach. tree →
But the Mouse reached his hole in safety. tree →

Note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Adjective: «safe»; adverb: «safely». Opposite: danger. Safety rules are not just bossiness; each one comes from real accidents.

In Jewish tradition

"Dwelling in safety" in the land is promised as a blessing for keeping God's laws.

Interpretation. Tradition reads this safety as a gift from God, linked to keeping the commandments, including the rest of the sabbatical year.

Examples

And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety. (Torah LEV.25.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Wherefore ye shall do My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. (Torah LEV.25.18, JPS 1917) tree →
And Israel dwelleth in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of corn and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew. (Torah DEU.33.28, JPS 1917) tree →
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety; (Writings PSA.16.9, JPS 1917) tree →
His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them. (Writings JOB.5.4, JPS 1917) tree →
A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength. (Writings PSA.33.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Adjective: «safe»; adverb: «safely». Opposite: danger. Safety rules are not just bossiness; each one comes from real accidents.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «safety» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «safety» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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